Degree Granting Education
Captures details regarding undergraduate and graduate education for which a degree is granted. The keywords here are Degree-Granting; Postgraduate training that does not result in receipt of a degree may be entered under Postgraduate Training.
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Degree Granting Education
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Data Field
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Description
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Examples
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Degree Received
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All degrees earned.
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PHD, MD, MS, BS
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Degree Honor
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Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. Some universities in the United States use the English translation rather than the Latin originals.
The use of Latin honors for undergraduate degrees is common in American academia and commonly used with doctorate degrees worldwide.
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Commonly used latin phrases:
cum laude: with honor;
magna cum laude: with great honor;
summa cum laude: with highest honor
Degree honors used in Europe in addition to the above:
rite: satisfactory;
satis bene: satisfying
Phi Beta Kappa:
a prestigious national honorary organization to which a student is elected and whose purpose is to recognize and honor students with excellent academic records
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Institution
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City
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State
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Province
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Enter only when Country is not the United States.
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Country
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Major/Field of Study
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Year Granted/Year Graduated
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